Domestic abuse survivors within Anglican
Church to receive financial assistance(ABC News) Oct 20 - Women in the Anglican Church in Sydney who have been physically,
emotionally and sexually abused by their priest husbands will, for the first
time, be able to apply for substantial financial assistance following the
establishment of a new fund dedicated to supporting clergy spouses escaping
domestic violence.

Also: Sydney Anglican bid to ban gay 'advocacy'
on church property condemned (The
Guardian, Australia) Oct 20 - Christian gay rights advocates say a new policy from the Sydney
Anglican diocese that will ban same-sex weddings in churches and school halls
and clamp down on the freedom of priests to support LGBTI rights goes against
“core teachings” of the Bible.

Also: The startling fact about Morrison, Shorten
and the schools' gay ban(Sydney Morning Herald) Oct 15 – (Opinion: Sean Kelly) Here’s something I hate. A politician gets a
question. They’re being asked because it’s top of mind, it’s a big story,
everyone wants to know – but the politician says, “I just don’t think the
Australian people are interested in that.”

Also: Freedom of Religion policy-making debacle(Sydney Morning Herald) Oct 18 – (Opinion: John Warhurst) The freedom of religion and
anti-discrimination political developments over the past 10 days are a
disappointing way to make policies wherever one stands on the best outcomes.

Also: Moving the Australian embassy to Jerusalem
makes sense(ABC News) Oct 18 – (Opinion: Ran Porat) Apparently looking to garner the support of
Jewish constituents behind the Liberal candidate, David Sharma, in the upcoming
critical Wentworth by-election on October 20, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has
said he will consider moving the Australian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to
Jerusalem.

Also: What Australian embassy move would really
mean (The Age, Melbourne) Oct 18 – (Opinion: Izzat Abdulhadi) As the dust storm around Prime Minister
Scott Morrison’s Jerusalem comments begins to abate, we ought to focus less on
whether it was a short-sighted and cynical gambit to win Wentworth and more on
the claims that he, candidate Dave Sharma and other proponents of the
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital have been making.